Wadhwa Surname

21,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Wadhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,0751:36,3972,603
United States1,3901:260,76224,620
United Arab Emirates5111:17,9302,126
England3391:164,36015,274
Canada3341:110,31611,818
Thailand1701:415,52072,834
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Australia1141:236,80422,158
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Oman101:368,7975,193
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Finland91:610,74534,002
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China81:170,915,1968,932
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Panama61:652,04310,051
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belize51:71,0952,977
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Wadhwa (297) may also be a first name.

Wadhwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wadhwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wadhwa (Arabic: لادوا, Hindi: वाधवा, Marathi: वाधवा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadhwa? popularity and diffusion

Wadhwa is the 21,994th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 294,768 people. Wadhwa is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Wadhwa reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wadhwa is also the 511,663rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 297 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 21,075 people, or 1 in 36,397. In India Wadhwa is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 46 percent reside, Punjab, where 20 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Wadhwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wadhwa surname are 3.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wadhwa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.47% more than the national average, earning 596,900 kr per year; in United States they earn 46.43% more than the national average, earning $63,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $57,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadhwai9226/
Wadhwas926/
Wadhway924/
Wadhwwa921/
Waadhwa921/
Wadwa91195/
Wadhva83288/
Vadhwa83156/
Wadhwe8328/
Wadway8319/
Wadwai838/
Wadwha838/
Wadhua835/
Wadwah832/
Wedhwa832/
Wahdwa832/
Wodhwa832/
Waadwa831/
Wadjwa831/
Wadwaya7710/
Wathwaa774/
Wadouha771/
Wadwaha771/
Watwa7358/
Wadwe7322/
Wadua7315/
Wadva7313/
Wadwo732/
Wadwi731/
Vadhva674,908/
Badhva67396/
Wadhve6786/
Wathua6758/
Wadwey6721/
Badbha6710/
Badhua679/
Watuha676/
Wadvat673/
Wadhuo671/
Waduho671/
Vadhwe671/
Vadhba671/
Watway671/
Badhba671/
Waitwa671/

Wadhwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadhwa in the Hindi language
वाधवाvadhava83.86
वधवाvadhava4.89
वाध्वाvadhva3.18
वादवाvadava2.93
बाधवाbadhava2.2
वाघवाvaghava0.98
वघवाvaghava0.49
वधावाvadhava0.24
वाधवvadhava0.24
वाद्यवाvadyava0.24
वद्यवाvadyava0.24
वाधवााvadhavaa0.24
Wadhwa in the Marathi language
वाधवाvadhava80.82
वधवाvadhava14.21
वाढवाvadhava4.11
वाधवvadhava0.51
पाधपाpadhapa0.17
वाधलाvadhala0.17
Wadhwa in the Arabic language
لادواladwa-
ادواadwa-

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